Make It Come True dug himself a deep hole early in Friday’s quest to repeat in the Snowshoe Pacing Series at Woodbine Mohawk Park, but thanks to a ferocious rush in deep stretch he managed to find the finish line in time for Team Hensley.
With Ed Hensley at the lines for trainer Ashleigh Hensley, Make It Come True got away ninth in the $17,000 tilt while Bettors Donttell powered to the lead from Post 9 and served up fractions of :27.2, :56.4 and 1:25.4.
Hensley tipped his charge to the outside on the way to the half, and after sitting eighth in the middle splits of the mile the four-year-old son of Captaintreacherous-Dream Of Treasure thundered home in :27.4 to win by a nose over Lyons Liberty in 1:54.3. Bettors Donttell was a lapped-on third while beaten a mere three-quarters of a length for all the marbles.
Brad Maxwell, Dr. Fred Kruszelnicki and Kenneth Frieder share ownership on the four-time winner who now boasts a 2-1-1 record from four trips postward this season. The victory pushed his overall earnings over $50,000 to date.
Major Makover failed to win on the front end in week one of the series, but his off-the-pace approach in Friday’s second round assignment paid dividends for the duo of driver Louis-Philippe Roy and trainer Blake MacIntosh.
Roy got away third with the three-year-old son of Art Major-Mako Wish while Noch Ten powered to the lead and whacked out the opening quarter in :26.3. Race favourite Modern Rock came first over in the backstretch and showed the lead while racing parked past the mid-way point in :56.
Modern Rock cleared before the final turn and went on to take the field to the three-quarter pole in 1:24.4. Major Makover, who got backed up the seventh on the rail at the three-quarter marker, sprung loose in the lane and fired home in :27.4 to win by a length over Modern Rock in 1:53.2. P L Ozzy rallied from the backfield to be third.
Sent off at odds of 3-1, Major Makover improved his 2021 record to 2-1-1 from four trips to the track for Blake MacIntosh, Hutt Racing Stable, Touchstone Farms Inc and Ozzie MacKay. The colt has banked $72,998 to date.
The 11-race program also featured the $30,000 Fillies & Mares Preferred Handicap for pacers, and all eyes – and a bunch of dollars – were on O’Brien Award winner So Much More.
The public hammered her down to even-money in the seven-mare affair, but she just missed despite a late rally. Instead, the red hot Ivana Flybye N rolled to a fourth straight win for driver Jody Jamieson and trainer Carmen Auciello.
Ivana Flybye N hustled to the lead from Post 6 and controlled the pace through fractions of :27.2, :56 and 1:23.3 before kicking home in :28.2 to win by a head over So Much More in 1:52. Taking home the show dough was Gias Surreal.
The seven-year-old daughter of American Ideal-Cathys Flyby N now boasts a 4-0-1 record from six trips to the track this season for MT Stables Ontario Inc of Scarborough, Ont. It was career win 17 for the mare who lifted her lifetime earnings to $197,645 in the process.
To view results for Friday's card of harness racing, click the following link: Friday Results – Woodbine Mohawk Park.